[4] BET launched on the Sky platform in the UK on 27 February 2008, one day earlier than it originally advertised.

At the start of July 2009, a temporary HD event channel for the BET Awards 2009 was carried by Freesat.

It was announced on 30 March 2021 that BET would shut down as a linear TV channel on 8 April 2021 in the UK & Ireland.

BET International's content was disbursed among the My5 and Pluto TV streaming services, and will also be carried on Paramount+ upon its 2022 pan-European launch.

It also carried acquired Black-focused American and British sitcoms which originally aired on terrestrial networks in both countries.